Masumi Kuwata, who has won a total of 173 wins as a professional baseball giant and played in the major leagues, has been appointed as assistant pitcher chief coach of the giant, and stated his enthusiasm, "I want to do my best to become an ace as a leader." ..
On the 12th, Mr. Kuwata held an inaugural press conference online with the assistant pitcher chief coach of the 1st Army in the presence of giant Tatsunori Hara.
In this, Mr. Kuwata explained the reason why he became a coach, saying, "I wanted to help as an alumnus as much as possible and accepted it. I was really happy. That's just one word."
Based on his research on efficient baseball movements at graduate school, he explained the teaching method he was aiming for: "In this era, technology is evolving, and you can immediately see the form you threw frame by frame. I want to teach the image with a scientific basis. I think that I can bring out the potential of the pitcher by doing so. I hope that all the players have more chances. "
In addition, the uniform number was decided to be "73" that the late Motoshi Fujita, who was longing for as a teacher when he was active, was wearing it when he was a giant's director. "I said enthusiasm.
Hara, who played with him during his active career, said, "I want you to show what you have been studying even after taking off your uniform, not to mention your career, and to show yourself to strengthen your team." It was.
Mr. Kuwata is 52 years old.
He joined the Giants from PL Gakuen in Osaka in the first draft, and for many years he carried the ace number 18 on his back and won a total of 173 wins. He also transferred to the Major League Baseball Pirates and pitched in 19 games at the age of 39. ..
Mr. Kuwata has returned to the old nest for the first time in 15 years since he left the group in 2006.